1992 Alfa Romeo Romeo Spider 2.0

Registration: J62 MLP

Chassis: ZAR11500006012862

Odometer: 46,811

Transmission: Manual

MOT: September 2027

• Classic Alfa Red over tan colour combination
• Factory colour-coded hardtop included
• Extensive documented service history dating back to 1992

The Alfa Romeo Spider is one of the great long-lived Italian sports-car designs. The original 105/115-series Spider made its debut in 1966, its Pininfarina body remaining in production through a remarkable succession of updates until 1993. The final Series 4, introduced for 1990, brought the design neatly into its last chapter, losing the more pronounced spoilers and addenda of the preceding Series 3 in favour of cleaner bumpers, revised rear styling and a more restrained appearance much closer in spirit to the original.

Offered here is a UK-registered 1992 Alfa Romeo Spider 2.0 Series 4, finished in the quintessential combination of Alfa Red with a contrasting tan interior. With its classic Pininfarina profile, distinctive Alfa shield grille and period alloy wheels, it remains a particularly elegant sports car and arguably one of the most attractive ways to enjoy Alfa Romeo's traditional front-engined, rear-wheel-drive formula.

Under the bonnet sits Alfa Romeo's celebrated 2.0-litre twin-cam four-cylinder engine, fuel injected in Series 4 form and paired here with the five-speed manual gearbox. The combination of the famous Alfa twin-cam, rear-wheel drive and a relatively light two-seat body is central to the appeal of these final Spiders and gives them a decidedly traditional character compared with the front-wheel-drive Alfa sports cars that followed.

This example has the additional benefit of both its folding black soft-top and a colour-coded factory hardtop. The hardtop presents well overall with some imperfections commensurate with age; importantly, the fixing clips required to secure it to the car are currently missing and will need to be sourced before it can be fitted correctly. With those attended to, it makes a useful and desirable addition, transforming the Spider into a much more enclosed proposition for colder months.

The Alfa presents attractively. Its red paintwork retains a strong shine and looks particularly effective against the tan cabin, although there are some minor imperfections around the body which prospective buyers should satisfy themselves with by studying the photographs and viewing the car. Overall, it remains a smart and very usable example rather than one presented as a concours car.

The interior is a particular highlight. The tan seats, carpets and door cards have survived extremely well and create exactly the sort of inviting cabin one hopes to find in an Italian roadster of this era. A wood-rimmed steering wheel and matching gear knob add further period character, while the simple driver-focused fascia is unmistakably Alfa Romeo.

There is also a notably substantial history file accompanying the vehicle. The supplied history summary records servicing from virtually the beginning of the car's life, starting with Alfa 11 in 1992 and continuing regularly through the 1990s. Recorded kilometrage progresses from 18,011km in 1992 through 31,104km and 40,251km in 1993, 53,142km in 1994, 71,003km in 1995 and 89,552km by 1997.

Maintenance then continued with Chagford during 1998 and 1999 before the car came under the care of Lombarda, with documented servicing from 2001 through to 2005 and again in 2007 and 2008. The accompanying summary calculates expenditure of £16,970.81 over the period it records, illustrating the considerable amount invested in maintaining the Alfa during those years.

An important point when considering the present mileage is that the car received a replacement speedometer in 2003, when the replacement unit showed approximately 3,700 miles. The current odometer therefore displays 46,811 miles, but this should not be interpreted as the car's total lifetime mileage. Fortunately, the extensive historic kilometre readings and maintenance records provide a useful chronology of its earlier use.

Ownership history is also appealing. The current vendor acquired the Spider in April 2026 from his uncle, and the V5C records only three former keepers. A letter from a previous owner provides further background, recording his purchase of the car in February 2008 and confirming that it was supplied with its accessories including a tonneau cover, Alpine radio and the factory hardtop. The corresponding 2008 purchase receipt remains within the history file.

That history file is complemented by the current and previous MOT certificates, numerous supporting invoices and an appealing collection of old tax discs covering the years 2000 to 2014.

Mechanically, we're informed that the Alfa starts, runs and drives well, and importantly it was driven to the auction venue rather than transported. Its long history of specialist attention provides further reassurance that this has been a car used and maintained over the years rather than simply left standing.

The Series 4 occupies an interesting position in Alfa Romeo history. These were the final development of a Spider lineage stretching back to the mid-1960s, retaining the classic longitudinal twin-cam engine and rear-wheel-drive layout right to the end. When production finally ceased in 1993, it brought to a close almost three decades of continuous development of one of Pininfarina's most recognisable designs.

With its classic Alfa Red and tan colour combination, manual transmission, desirable factory hardtop, very smart interior and unusually comprehensive history, this Alfa has plenty in its favour. It is not without the minor imperfections expected of a 34-year-old sports car, but presents as an attractive, usable and well-documented example of the final evolution of the classic Alfa Spider.